7-21-2113. Effect of failure to comply with licensing requirements. Every person who commences or carries on a business, trade, profession, or calling, for the transaction or carrying on of which a license is required by the provisions of any of the license laws of Montana, without taking out or procuring such license is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, unless specific punishment is prescribed by some other law of this state, be punishable as in the case of other misdemeanors and, in addition thereto, shall be liable to a penalty of 10% of the amount of said license. This penalty must be added to the amount of said license and collected by the county treasurer at the time of the collection of the license, but the payment of said penalty shall in no event relieve any person from prosecution for such misdemeanor.
History: En. Sec. 6, p. 200, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 2780, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2443, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2443, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 84-3209.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 21. Business, Agriculture, and Livestock Services and Regulation
Part 21. General County Licensing Authority
7-21-2101. General licensing power of counties
7-21-2102. Procedure to supply license blanks
7-21-2103. Determination of persons required to obtain licenses -- classes of licenses
7-21-2104. Lien arising from license
7-21-2105. Disbursement of license fees
7-21-2106. through 7-21-2110 reserved
7-21-2111. General license requirements
7-21-2112. Compliance with municipal regulation also required
7-21-2113. Effect of failure to comply with licensing requirements
7-21-2114. Investigation of possible licensing violations
7-21-2115. Liability of county treasurer for licensing violations
7-21-2116. Enforcement of licensing requirements
7-21-2117. Defenses in actions related to licensing violations